Multimedia Report: Military Readiness & Training

An in-depth look at Military Readiness & Training, from Breaking Defense

Building a Synthetic Battlefield

Presented by Raytheon Intelligence & Space

Learn how the Synthetic Training Environment will enable the U.S. Army to train for air, land, sea, space and cyber using virtual and constructive environments mixed with live training exercises.

Project Avenger: VR, Big Data Sharpen Navy Pilot Training

The first class of trainee pilots to use the new technology — and the more individualized instruction it allows — are making rapid progress, Navy officials say.

Air Force Expands Experimental Pilot Training Across Aircraft, Helo Fleets

"We flew the F-22 like it was an F-15. We flew the F-15E like an F-111. APT-X will figure out how can we can fly the T-7 differently – not like a T-38," says Brig. Gen. Brenda Cartier, 19th Air Force vice commander.

Air Force Plans First Digital Engineering Pitch Day

"We're learning from industry as we go," said Eileene Vidrine, Air Force chief data officer.

DoD Official Warns China Pulling Ahead In Data, Simulation Efforts

"Data is the new oil for the international economic order," Alan Shaffer, a top Pentagon acquisition official, told the annual ITSEC training and simulation conference.

Navy, Marines Plan Big Wargames For Big Wars: Virtual Is Vital

Future multi-domain combat will be so complex and long-ranged that the military will rely heavily on simulations to train for it, because battles have become too big for real-world training ranges.

T-7A Red Hawk Simulator Production Starts

The Air Force has ordered 46 simulators and associated ground equipment, but can purchase up to 120 simulators under the current contract with Boeing.

STARCOM: Training Troops To Fight Space Wars, Boldly

"We've decided that the topic is important enough and unique enough that we need a group of people who understand it down to its most fundamental levels."

eBullet Brings Richer Realism To Army Training; No More Laser Tag

A new training network will simulate the effects of weapons — from mortars and grenades to, potentially, germ warfare — and tell troops if they're "killed" or "wounded," then play the whole exercise back for AI analysis. One Army engineer told us: "We've never been able to train this stuff, never."

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